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Council approves $1.0548 million MVP grant for Tower Hill waterfront planning and resiliency work
Summary
The Lawrence City Council authorized $1,054,800 in Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) funding for the River To Refuge Tower Hill waterfront transformation project on Water Street, a two‑year planning, community engagement and flood‑resiliency effort led by Groundwork Lawrence.
The Lawrence City Council on Oct. 21 authorized the expenditure of $1,054,800 from the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) grant program of the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to advance planning, community engagement and flood‑resiliency work at the Tower Hill waterfront along Water Street.
Councilors voted to send the project forward after a presentation from Groundwork Lawrence detailing a two‑year effort to plan and design roughly 12 acres of waterfront. Groundwork representative Brad Buscher described the first year as focused on concept development and community engagement and…
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